Hey everone...

Has anyone figured out how to use Activesync with SBS 2003 Exchange Server SP2?

We did not purchase a cert, we are simply using the SBS 2003 provided cert. I am not able to install the cert on my phone. I searche the server for *.cer and found sbscert.cer and copied it to my phone (after upgrading to WM5) and it says "Cannot Access Certificate" when i click on it from my phone. Any ideas/input. I have not set this up before and I am anxious to see how pusing works with WM5 and Exchange 2003.

Thanks!!
adelaurentis

Search technet I am sure they have a KB article on it.

I have been searching for quite awhile and everything they suggest isn't working... I think that these phones will only accept 3rd party certificates. Mine does not seem to be accepting the self signed cert that Small Business Server creates.

Here is a link to an article I found. If any of you try it and it works for you, please let me know how you managed to get it to work.

http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...th_SBS2003.doc

I used this reference last night...

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=841060

It refers to SmartphoneAppCert.exe but my limited understanding is that WM5 uses a similar security model to the smartphone and so I tried it and it was able to import our internally generated cert.

I'm syncing now via Activesync and happy!

Good luck!
D-CLAW

Where did you put the certificate on your phone? When I try this, I keep getting a "certificate cannot be found" error.

You have to create a folder on your PocketPC called "Storage" and put the cert there. This is were that software will look for the cert. The M$ KB article has the details as far as where the folder needs to be placed on your phone. I think it was the root directory.

I still had a problem importing our internal certificate, but I found that if you go to any computer and go to your company's secure website you can export the certificate to a file and use that file to import into your phone. This worked for me.

Thanks for the reply - I probably should have figured that out from the instructions . But, in the meantime, I found a method that worked for me - turning the .cer file into a cab file, as explained here: http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2006/01/28/making_a_root_cert_cab_file.aspx. This gets around the permission problem with installing a .cer. It might be a useful technique for others.

- Frank